How to pronounce shakes in British English
“shakes” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to shakes the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “shakes” in: all accents · American English (114 clips)
“shakes” in real sentences — British speakers
49 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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shakes are part of a diet culture.
The Scottish Parliament
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not a proper plan he mr speaker he shakes his head so let
UK Parliament
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I am not surprised that Douglas Ross shakes his head; he belongs to a party that
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “shakes”
Words one sound away from shakes — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “shakes”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of shakes. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.